Hangouts aren't simply hangouts for the queer community worldwide: they are platforms for creativity, self-expression, and dialogue designed to make everyone feel welcome, inclusive spaces meant to feel safe and spark conversation. And while that's tangible year-round, this is especially evident during Pride Month.
"There aren't many places for LGBTQ+ people and their peers to gather other than pubs," Domhnall Nolan, senior designer at Soho House, lamented when we spoke to him about the otherworldly Roses of Elagabalus, one of the queer-owned-and-operated London businesses spotlighted in this Pride Month roundup. On that occasion, he referred to the nightlife destination as a place its visitors could cultivate a sense of belonging in — "something different, hopefully encouraging people to start thinking differently about how and where we decide to meet up."
